<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Original pin block</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">I was referring to your suggestion (and Jon Page's) about increasing length of the pin to 2 1/2".  The original Steinway pins I'm extracting are 2 3/8".  The "typo" in the original text is probably an HTML conversion problem.  I still believe you should stay with the original length when increasing the diameter for the reasons stated.  People can, however, do whatever they want.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>I install a 2 1/2" pin on single string notes , as I said and 2 3/8" on the rest. Reason being the tension and width of the coil. The larger diameter single string core wire can leave a lesser amount of pin in the block if you keep the bottom of the coil off the plate consistent with the treble.</div> <div><br></div> <div>In general, the single strings' pins become loose before the other pins (YMMV), so this extra length gives them the edge they need. I do this on new blocks too.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Mic'ing the pins helps for even torque too, with the narrower diameters in the treble.</div> <div>There can be four or five different sizes of pins within a set; that's .001" or .002" either</div> <div>side of the spec diameter. I discard the out-of-round ones.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>